Legacy Open Top 8 Profiles

Blake McCracken Age: 28 Occupation: Database Admin Hometown: Frederiction New Brunswick Archetype:Affinity Proudest Magic accomplishment? SCG Open T8 Best matchup and why? Any creature matchup Etched Champion Worst matchup and why? Combo How did you prepare for this tournament? Playtested Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? Houston What's the most interesting play you made today? Ulimate Tez for 20

Gerry Thompson Age: Infinate Occupation: Grinder Publicist for MTGMOM.COM the only event calendar you will ever need! (Unless you live in Europe) Hometown: The Road Proudest Magic accomplishment? Loving Alex Bertoncini! Archetype: Team Jarvis/Bing Best matchup and why? Combo Worst matchup and why? Creatures How did you prepare for this tournament? Listened Gleamaxe Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? The Next One What's the most interesting play you made today? Kept a one lander on the draw and missed I'm so unlucky

Sang Jung Age: 26 Occupation: Pre-pharmacy Student Proudest Magic accomplishment? Never playing in FNM Archetype:G/W/B Junk Best matchup and why? No idea Worst matchup and why? No idea How did you prepare for this tournament? Studied for my midterm Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? Next one in TX What's the most interesting play you made today? Extirpating after an Intuition

Scott Barrentine Age: 23 Occupation: Science Teacher Hometown: Dallas TX Proudest Magic accomplishment? I'm only good with merfolk.....oh proudest? :( Archetype: Fish Best matchup and why? Anyting with Islands Worst matchup and why?Zoo...cards destroy us How did you prepare for this tournament? Skipped Standard Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? I don't even know what I'm doing tomorrow What's the most interesting play you made today? Attack and counter spells

Alex Bertoncini Age: 20 Occupation: SCG Road Warrior Hometown: New York Proudest Magic accomplishment? Loving Gerry T! Archetype:Merfolk Best matchup and why?Team America ANT Counterbalance Worst matchup and why?ZooGoblinsLands How did you prepare for this tournament? 4 years of mutavault Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? Los Angeles What's the most interesting play you made today? Untapping Aether Vial with Merrow Rejeerey

James Lance Age: 26 Occupation: Steel Building Designer Hometown: Texarcana Texas Proudest Magic accomplishment? Day 2 of a GP with a losing record Archetype: ANT Best matchup and why? Decks that don't interact with me Worst matchup and why? Decks that do interact with me How did you prepare for this tournament? Playing storm for 2 years Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? Not sure What's the most interesting play you made today? All kind of the same

Chris Elrod Age: 19 Occupation: President of the Roy Spires fan club Hometown: Round Rock Proudest Magic accomplishment? I once managed to beat Roy “Random Miser” Spires Archetype:Natural Horizons Best matchup and why? Caw-Blade Standard decks can't run manamorphose Worst matchup and why? Roy Spires.dec; he runs manamorphose I can't beat that How did you prepare for this tournament? I spent the months after Survivals banning following all of the SCG Opens online and reading about the metagame. I tested alot and built a guantlet with others. Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? Whichever Roy goes to he is my hero What's the most interesting play you made today? Beat Gerry T. when he had zero permanents

Adam Cai Age: 27 Occupation: Economics Professor Hometown: Mobile Alabama Proudest Magic accomplishment? Being able to play Gleamaxe's set Archetype:Lands with Knight of the Reliquary Best matchup and why?Affinity Tabernacle Worst matchup and why? Combo How did you prepare for this tournament? Play Gleamaxe's set Which SCG Open Series will you attend next? Atlanta What's the most interesting play you made today? Drop a 5/5 Knight on Turn 2 with my opponent having no perms in play

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